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People live there. also the most diverse county, not just in georgia but the whole southeast. 60% of the people there are nonwhite. early voting started in georgia last monday. by the count of the "atlanta journal-constitution," almost 41,000 people in the county have cast their ballots in the first nine days of early voting. what does that mean? for context, that is quadruple the number of people who voted early by this point in the last midterm in 2014. four times the number of people who vote...

Big national races almost always come down to battle ground states. thats how presidential races go, right? in the same way, statewide races off come down to big battleground counties. right now in dpas super close governors race, gwenn et county is the most diverse county, not just in georgia but the whole southeast. 60% of the people there are non-white. early voting started in georgia last monday. by the count of the atlanta journal constitution, almost 41,000 people in the county have cast t...

So, you know, my heartfelt th thanks to the law enforcement dealing with this, and obviously, we will rest a lot better when this person is apprehended. >> you dontb want to be hyperbolic in a situation like this, but we are a country on edge and we are a country divided and a country where there is a lot of the divisive rhetoric and add to that where we are in the midterm and some of the ads that we have seen, and some of the conversations that we have heard from candidates that have been very,...

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Tell us about your latest forecast. >> when the house of representatives, the latest forecast has democrats winning 226 seats. you need 218 in order to get a majority. they are eight ahead of that at this time. the margin of error is wide enough that republican coz maintain control and ill further point out that dras are down a few seat from where we were last week. >> hes right when i spoke to harry a week ago, be he said they would pick up 228. the gop has made up two seats according to harrys...

At least its 1,000 miles away right now. the president is stoking pear and false characterization of an immigrant caravan heading to the southern border. its dangerous to americans. you once said that the presidents maga slogan is rooted in fear. is this a winning strategy for him to characterize it that way? >> i certainly hope its not a winning strategy. i think that in some ways this election will allow us to look into the soul of this nation. well really get a sense of where we are as a peop...

There is no proof of anything. there is no proof of anything. but there could very well be. >> it is an example of how he stokes fear into the electorate. >> i hope it is not a winning strategy. this is the most important midterm election of my life. >> we are putting in a tax reduction of 10%. it will be great for the middle class. >> were working through the ways and means. it may not surface for a while. >> we have two weeks. lets not look up and have any regrets about what we could have done...

Majority. they are eight ahead of that at this time. the margin of error is wide enough that republican cause maintain control and ill further point out that they are down a few seat from where we were last week. >> hes right when i spoke to harry a week ago, be he said they would pick up 228. the gop has made up two seats according to harrys models. what do you there of all there talk about a blue wave? >> listen, weve got to the look a little bit here at history as long as it can be helpful to...

Seats in the first midterm. and heres the new poll from "washington post," according to the battleground districts, do you refer a democratic candidate, 58% say yes. 47% want a republican candidate. so it does appears that wave is certainly losing some momentum, if you will. what do you see coming in just short of two weeks time as far as the house goes? >> theres a hughes ask -- a huge asterisk with the battleground poll there. i think almost all of the districts that that poll was conducted in...

Before the midterm, particularly since congress is in recess, not in session. we are less than two weeks away from the election. joining up now to talk about all this we have -- >> mark short! 610", sophomore from virginia and john avalon and julie davis, white house reporter at "the new york times". mark, your former colleague, your former white house staffer looked at the camera and said, mr. president, dial back on the lies. dial back on the lies. is that advice you would also give? >> no. lo...